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The Company
JASON MORGAN
Artistic Director |
Jason Morgan is a graduate of Texas Woman's University
with a Master of Arts in theatre and Stephen F. Austin
State University
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre. As an actor,
Jason has appeared in over one hundred stage and
independent film productions. For The Stolen
Shakespeare Guild, he has played Touchstone and
Adam in As You Like It; Shakespeare in Dark
Lady Of The Sonnets; Claudio, Polonius, &
Shakespeare in The Fifteen Minute Hamlet;
Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing; Bottom
in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and
Petrucio in Taming of the Shrew. In the DFW area,
he has performed at Theatre Arlington, Rover
Dramawerks, Museum of Modern Art of Ft. Worth, NM
Productions, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, ICT, Onstage, Runway Theatre, and many
more. Some of his directing credits Include Ginger
Goldman's Francines's Mitzvah's at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre,
Bye Bye Birdie
at Artisan Center Theatre, Barefoot
In The Park & Run For Your Wife at Onstage,
and CSF 2007, As You Like It, From The
Beginning To The Nativity, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,
Love's Labour's Lost, Double Falsehood, and
Anything Goes
for The Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Jason is a
former teacher and director at Tarrant County
College, South Campus. Some of the productions he has
directed at TCC are Suburbia, The Forigner, Sylvia, Two Rooms,
Extremities, and As You Like It. |
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LAUREN MORGAN
Artistic Director and Costumer |
As
a native of California, Lauren has worked throughout the
San Francisco Bay Area. She has performed with
Masquer’s Playhouse, Chanticleer’s Theatre, Amador
Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Playwrights Center of San
Francisco, and Diablo Light Opera.
Some of the roles she has played while in San Francisco
were Laurey in Oklahoma, Luisa in The
Fantasticks, and Little Red Riding Hood in Into
the Woods. Lauren received her theatre training
from
San Francisco State University
and has a Bachelor of Music degree from
Texas Christian University.
After graduating, Lauren has performed at some of the
top theatre companies in the DFW area, including
Lyric Stage, Plano Repertory Theatre, Fort Worth Opera
at Bass Hall, Artisan Center Theatre, and
Theatre Arlington. Her favorite roles
include Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Milly in
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, and Bobby
Melrose in Stage Door. Also, she has performed
with The Fort Worth Opera Company in
the productions of Romeo et Juliette, Dialogues of
The Carmelites and La Boheme. For
The Stolen Shakespeare Guild, she has been seen
on stage in the roles of Hero in Much Ado About
Nothing, Celia in As You Like It, and
Ophelia in The Fifteen–Minute Hamlet. In
addition she has a passion for arts education and
teaches voice lessons at South Lake Music Academy, and
has also taught classes for young people in acting,
musical theatre, and Shakespeare. |
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Illana Stein
Director Emma |
Illana Stein
is a freelance theatre director originally from Fort
Worth, TX who now resides in New York. Most recently she
directed the US premiere of
Darker
by Catie O'Keefe for
New Edgecliff Theatre
for the 2011
Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
Darker
won several Cincinnati 'Acclaim Awards' and was chosen
as a Critic's Pick for the festival. Other directing
credits include Home Free! (Oregon
Shakespeare Festival Midnight Project),
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company Summer Tour),
In Love with Shakespeare (Cincinnati
Shakespeare Company Summer Tour),
Burying Barbie, The Woolgatherer, Autobahn, As You Like
It, and Ophelia's Story. Ms. Stein was Assistant to the
Artistic Director for 3 years at
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
where she served as resident assistant director /
dramaturg and assisted with casting. Additionally, Ms.
Stein has assistant directing credits at a wide range of
large-scale regional theatres including
Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
Yale Repertory Theatre,
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey,
Hangar Theatre
in Ithaca, NY,
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati,
and
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
She is also co-founder and former Artistic Director of
the theatre company,
ORASI Productions. |
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CHELSEA DUNCAN
Outreach Coordinator |
Chelsea Duncan received a Bachelor of Church Music from
Dallas Baptist University and has performed in film,
television, theater, and singing groups throughout DFW
She is a writer for stage and screen, singer, producer,
and general theater nerd. She has stage managed, written
and directed for children's chancel drama, and is the
founding artistic diretor of Reflexion Theater
Company. With SSG she has performed in Love's
Labours Lost (Katherine), Sense & Sensibility (Mrs.
John Dashwood), and Pride & Prejudice (Charlotte
Lucas). She has also performed with Theater
Arlington,ICT, Artisan Center
Theatre, OnStage in Bedford, and GLCT. Soli
Deo Gloria!
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ALLEN WALKER
Director of
Development |
Allen grew up in Fort Worth and he graduated from
Western
Hills
High School, then
Abilene
Christian
University
with a B.A. degree in Mass Communication, then decided to head
west. In California, Allen has appeared as Tom in
The Glass
Menagerie, Weller in
The Gin
Game, David Bliss in
Hay Fever,
Dodge in
Buried
Child, the Padre in
Man of La
Mancha, Lucio in
Measure
for Measure, Pirelli in
Sweeney
Todd, Mr. Praed in
Mrs.
Warren's Profession,
and Det. Sgt. Trotter in
The
Mousetrap, among many others. He holds the Master of
Fine Arts degree in Directing Theatre and Film
from California State
University. Previously
for the SSG, he appeared as
Marley and Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, Leonato in Much
Ado About Nothing, and Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice,
Allen is represented by the
Linicomn Agency in Dallas. |
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PHOEBE SOWARD
Fort Worth Live Theatre League Ambassador |
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STEFANIE GLENN
Theatre Advisor |
Stefanie holds a Master of Arts from Texas Woman's
University with emphasis in Stage Management and
Directing and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harding
University with emphasis in Acting. Stefanie is proud to
join the creative team at
Stolen Shakespeare Guild. Stefanie has served
as Resident Stage Manager at Artisan Center
Theatre where she worked as Stage Manager,
Light Designer and various other roles in such shows as
Singin’ in the Rain, Big River, A Christmas Carol
Miracle, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Forever Plaid and Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers. She directed Kiss Me Kate
for
Stolen Shakespeare Guild and will be directing
A Christmas Carol, Pride and Prejudice, and The Boys
from Syrecuse. Other directing credits include
You Can’t Take It With You, The Importance
of Being Earnest, Oklahoma!, The
Butler Did It, Emma, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, 42nd
Street and Annie Jr.
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WILL GRIMES
Business Advisor |
Residing in
Fort Worth, Will Grimes is currently the Director of
Sales and Marketing for one of the top five homebuilders
in the United States. He has been recognized numerous
times by employers throughout his career for his
leadership, service and “bottom-line” results. Prior to
entering the professional arena of sales and sales
management, Will was involved in theatre from an early
age, directing his first “play” in the fifth grade. He
continued his interest both behind the scenes and on
stage throughout High School and then attended college
at
Stephen F. Austin
State
University. After graduating in 1993 with a Double Major
in Communications and Theatre Arts, Will moved to Dallas
where he found an agent and began working with local
television and film productions, as well as assisting
regional casting directors. He also co-founded
“3’s Company – An Actor’s Showcase” which was a
venue focused on highlighting new talent to local agents
and casting directors. Will’s love of the arts and
experience acquired from that medium are an important
element to the success of his business career and a
continuing lifelong passion. Transitioning from full
time actor to businessman, whether in audio/visual
related fields or sales and marketing management, he has
continued to find opportunities to be involved with
performance. |
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 NANCY WAAK
Props Artisan |
Nancy is the props artisan for The Stolen
Shakespeare Guild. She has been the props
artisan for all the condensed Shakespeare festivals and
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Nancy has also
created props for Artisan Center Theater
in Hurst, Onstage in Bedford
and Starlight in Euless. She would
like to thank Jason and Lauren for letting her play with
them again. A special thanks to her family for their
loving support. |
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